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Aber f & m Alur
Means "I'm better" or "I'm good" in Alur language.

Ameinodora f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄμεινον (ameinon) "better" and δωρον (doron) "gift".

Ameinokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀμείνων (ameinon) meaning "better" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Ameliora f English
From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."

Ayser m Arabic
Means "easier, better off, living better" in Arabic.

Benxo f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make better, improve" in Shipibo.

Da-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 多(da) meaning "Excellent, Better, Good" and 惠(hye) meaning "Love, Grace, Beautiful, Intelligent" or 慧(hye) meaning "Wise, Intelligent, Wisdom".

Ejigayehu f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.

Endovelicus m Celtic Mythology
Celt-iberic god in ancient Portugal and spain, probabily an important deity due to its meaning, from celtic Ende, "more", and Vell, "better", "more" and "better" would thus have the same meaning as Optimus, that is, "Excellent"... [more]

Epameinondas m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived in part from Greek επι (epi) "on, upon, towards" and ἀμείνων (ameinôn) "better". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Theban statesman and general.

Hyeon-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" (hyeon), and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung).

Iften m Berber
Means "be better than them" in Amazigh.

Irtiqa f & m Arabic
Means "To mature" or "To become better" in Arabic

Jaczemir m Polish (Archaic)
Means "he, who brings a better peace", from the elements jacze (meaning "better", "more powerful"), and mir (meaning "peace", "calm").

Keskil m Yakut
Means "a better future" in Yakut.

Melior f Medieval English (Rare)
Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]

Nwakanma f Igbo
This feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.

Obeko m Medieval Basque
Possible from Basque hobe "better" and -ko, a diminutive suffix (cf. Eneko).

Olekamma f Igbo
Means "how many are better?" in Igbo.

Ongar m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh оңғару (oñğarw) meaning "to improve, to get better".

Rouzba m Persian
From the Persian روز‎ (ruz) meaning “day” and #‎ به‎ (beh) meaning “better, good”, ultimately meaning "fortunate".

Saidafzal m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and afzal meaning "better, superior".

Saidal'o m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and al'o meaning "superb" or "better".

Sayidafzal m Uzbek
The given name Sayid followed by the Uzbek afzal meaning "better".

Seung-geol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 傑 "hero; outstanding, remarkable" (geol).

Seung-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝 (seung) "victory; excel, be better than" and 浩 (ho) "great, numerous, vast, abundant".

Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Seunghyuk m Korean
From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than",勝 meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Seung-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Seung-kyu m Korean
From Korean Hanja 勝 (seung) meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" and 奎 (kyu) meaning "star".... [more]

Seungmuk m Korean
From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 묵 meaning neck.

Seungtae m Korean
From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than",勝 meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy."

Seung-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 佑 "help, protect, bless" or 友 "friend, companion; fraternity" (u).

Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).

Shrey m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śréyas) meaning "excellent, better, best".

Shreyas m Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śréyas) meaning "superior, better, best".

Sihyun f & m Korean (Modern)
From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 時(shi) meaning "Exellent, Great, Good" or 詩(shi) meaning "Poetry, Beautiful, Elegant" and 賢(hyeon) meaning "Wise, Good, Better".... [more]

Sulibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Sulibrat m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and brat "brother".

Sulidziad m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and dziad "grandfather".

Suligniewa f Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gnyevu "anger, wrath".

Suligost m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gosti "guest".

Sulimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Sulirad m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic rad "care".

Sulistryj m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and stryj "uncle".

Suliwuj m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and wuj "uncle".

Tejumola f Yoruba
Means "one who looks forward to better days" or "stare at wealth" in Yoruba, derived from tẹ meaning "press", ojú meaning "eyes, face", mọ́ meaning "onto" and ọlá meaning "wealth".

Tikuna f Jewish, Northern African
From the Hebrew word tikun meaning "repair, rectification".... [more]

Tilottama f Hinduism
Tilottama (Sanskrit: तिलोत्तमा, Tilottamā) is an Apsara (celestial nymph) described in Hindu mythology. Tila is the Sanskrit word for sesame "seed" or a "bit" and uttama means "better" or "higher"... [more]

Tojia'lo m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and a'lo meaning "superb" or "better".

Tooba f Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā) meaning "better, best, more pleasant".

Tuskul m Yakut
Means "the better future" in Yakut.

Tuzal m Uzbek
Means "to recover, get better, improve" in Uzbek.

Uniedrog m Polish
Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear").

Uniegost m Polish
Means "better guest", from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic gost "guest".

Uniemir m Polish
Means "better peace", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Uniemysł m Polish
Means "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Uniesław m Polish
Means "better glory", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Uniewit m Polish
Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".

Yäni f Aymara
Means "perfect, better" in Aymara.

Ye-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than". The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "Jesus is victorious".